Posted by Jeffrey on February 4, 2004, at 19:41:07
In reply to Re: Please help me I am still suffering - My story » Jeffrey, posted by Eddie Sylvano on February 4, 2004, at 15:45:53
> > I have a history of reacting to very, very low risk sexual experiences with an obsessive fear that I caught HIV.
> >I became consumed with fear that the baby would get cancer, either as a child or later as an adult.
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> Someone else recently posted with OCD symptoms. Not to say you have OCD, but it might be worth looking into, particularly if you have a history of such fears. Chronic, intrusive thoughts are a hallmark of the disorder, along with the rituals one performs to reduce the specific thought anxiety. Given that you responded well to Celexa, and large-dose SSRIs are a first line treatment for such problems, perhaps you could discuss the possibility of either increasing your Celxa, or augmenting with another SSRI (Paxil).Thanks for your reply. I do have some features of OCD. I ruminate on thoughts. However, I have no compulsions.
I have always responded best to SSRIs. I am on 60mg of Celxa which is considered a high dose and I am also on 150 mg of Effexor XR which also acts a lot like an SSRI at this dose. Do you think I should go higher on the Celexa or augment with something else? I dont think I would take what is effectively a third SSRI at the same time.Thanks again for your thoughts. I would appreciate any input from anyone on meds. I feel I am at a dead end.
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